Holy Trinity church, Micklegate - geograph

Micklegate Priory, York was a

Benedictine , image = Medalla San Benito.PNG , caption = Design on the obverse side of the Saint Benedict Medal , abbreviation = OSB , formation = , motto = (English: 'Pray and Work') , foun ...

monastery founded in 1089 by Ralph Paynel, and dedicated to the Holy Trinity. It fronted on

Micklegate Micklegate is a street in the City of York, England. The name means "Great Street", "gate" coming from the Old Norse ''gata'', or street. Micklegate is described by York City Council as "one of the most handsome streets in Yorkshire", and was ...

, in the city of

York York is a cathedral city with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a ...

, England, and the site had previously been used for Christ Church, a house of

secular canon A canon (from the Latin , itself derived from the Greek , , "relating to a rule", "regular") is a member of certain bodies in subject to an ecclesiastical rule. Originally, a canon was a cleric living with others in a clergy house or, later, i ...

s. The site is now that of Holy Trinity Church. Holbeck Manor, south of

Leeds Leeds () is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the third-largest settlement (by popula ...

, belonged to the priory, and after the Dissolution of the Monasteries passed to the Darcy and Ingram families.

References

Monasteries in North Yorkshire History of York Benedictine monasteries in England Micklegate {{UK-Christian-monastery-stub